Authorities in some provinces have restricted entry at their borders by setting up checkpoints and requiring travellers suspected of any exposure to persons or places linked to the February 20 community outbreak of Covid-19 to quarantine for 14 days.
The imposition of these restrictive measures follows government directives requiring that each province be prepared to protect itself by tightening security to prevent community transmission.
Tbong Khmum Provincial Hall’s administration chief Mao Dong told The Post on March 14 that people living in the capital and provinces at high risk for Covid-19 need to be quarantined for 14 days before being allowed to enter.
Twitcher tours: why birdwatching in Cambodia is expected to take flight in a post-Covid world
Sikol San freezes mid-sentence. The guide s eyes dart towards the tuft of a coconut tree on the edge of a rice field. He adjusts his spotting scope to hone in on a small black bird with a forked tail perched on a palm.
The co-founder of the Cambodia Bird Guide Association (CBGA), Sikol San starts relating details about the migratory black drongo, which spends September to May in Cambodia. It is one of 40 to 60 species of bird regularly seen at this rural patch of land on the outskirts of Siem Reap, he says.
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Japanese NGOs provided grants for sanitation work
Wed, 10 March 2021
The Japanese government has agreed to provide $852,189 for two organisations under the framework “The Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects”. The grant is for promoting community health, sanitation and hygiene, and for raising awareness of environment issues in Cambodia.
The contract was signed on March 9 between ambassador of Japan Masahiro Mikami, and representatives from World Vision Japan (WVJ) and Nature Centre Risen (NCR).
The first organisation to receive the grant is WVJ under the integrated Health, Nutrition and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Project in Preah Vihear (Year 2) that has a budget of $760,341.
Sotr Nikum district administration and the Apsara National Authority (ANA) have continued to raise awareness and educate people to preserve the historical site of Prek Sramoch Dam – also known as Sampov Road – due to fears of damage to the structure.
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A policeman pointed to a pond where three boys had drowned while they were returning from tending cattle near Srayong Secondary High School.
Three boys drown in Preah Vihear, parents’ ‘negligence’ to blame
Tue, 9 March 2021
Kulen district police in Preah Vihear province said on March 9 that three boys had drowned in a pond while they were returning from tending cattle near Srayong Secondary High School.
Kim Saroeun, the district deputy police chief in charge of the criminal division, told The Post that the boys – Chet Phal, 10; Sok Chetra, 9; and Phat Chanbot, 6 – came from Srayong Cheurng village in Srayong commune. They had bathed in a pond and drowned at about 12pm on March 8.